The stated goal of the work is to investigate the mechanisms by which sample alkylating agents and the potent human live carcinogen aflatoxin induce mutations. Natural bases in the genome of viruses of plasmids will be replaced by DNA adduct known to be formed by alkylating agents and by aflatoxin. The genomes containing adducts at specific sites will be constructed by using a combination of chemical synthesis and recombinant DNA techniques. Following their construction, the modified genomes will be introduced into bacterial or mammalian cells, where the adducts will be exposed to and processed by the natural repair and replicative systems of the host. Progeny will be isolated and characterized for the type and frequency of mutation induced at or near the original site of the adduct. The genetic requirements for mutagenesis will be characterized, as will the ability of the adduct to affect survival. This study can help to rank the genetic threats posed by the various DNA adducts formed by DNA-damaging agents. With aflatoxin, the hypothesis being tested is that some feature of the mutational spectrum of aflatoxin will correlate with the type of mutations induced by one or more of the DNA adducts. With alkylating agents, previous work has defined the types of mutations induced by the most mutagenic adducts. The field has now progressed to a deeper level of biochemical detail, in which probing the extent to which the context (the neighboring sequence of nucleotides) of a lesion determines the likelihood that the lesion will be repaired or mutate.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01CA080024-01
Application #
2741666
Study Section
Chemical Pathology Study Section (CPA)
Program Officer
Okano, Paul
Project Start
1998-07-01
Project End
2003-04-30
Budget Start
1998-07-01
Budget End
1999-04-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Other Domestic Higher Education
DUNS #
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02139
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