HPRTMutants Induced in Bystander Cells by Very Low Fluences of Alpha Particles Result Primarily from Point Mutations
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Radiation Research Society in Radiation Research
- Vol. 156 (5) , 521-525
- https://doi.org/10.1667/0033-7587(2001)156[0521:hmiibc]2.0.co;2
Abstract
We have shown previously that damage signals may be transmitted from irradiated cells to nonirradiated cells in monolayer cultures, leading to changes in gene expression and an enhanced frequency of mutations in these "bystander" cells. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that mutations occurring in bystander cells result from a different mechanism than those occurring in irradiated cells, and thus show differences in molecular structure. Structural changes in the HPRT gene of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were determined by multiplex PCR analysis. A total of 790 mutant clones derived from monolayer cultures exposed to mean doses of 0, 0.5 or 10 cGy of alpha-particle radiation (0, 3% or 44%, respectively, of nuclei traversed by one or more alpha particles) were examined. Whereas mutations induced by 10 cGy included a high frequency of deletions, nearly all mutations occurring in bystander cells in cultures irradiated with 0.5 cGy involved point mutations, confirming our hypothesis that they are induced by a different mechanism.Keywords
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