The Prevention of Thymic Lymphomas in Transgenic Mice by Human O 6 -Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase
- 8 January 1993
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 259 (5092) , 219-222
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.8421782
Abstract
Nitrosoureas form O6-alkylguanine-DNA adducts that are converted to G to A transitions, the mutation found in the activated ras oncogenes of nitrosourea-induced mouse lymphomas and rat mammary tumors. These adducts are removed by the DNA repair protein O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase. Transgenic mice that express the human homolog of this protein in the thymus were found to be protected from developing thymic lymphomas after exposure to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. Thus, transgenic expression of a single human DNA repair gene is sufficient to block chemical carcinogenesis. The transduction of DNA repair genes in vivo may unravel mechanisms of carcinogenesis and provide therapeutic protection from known carcinogens.Keywords
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