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1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A MUTATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MAMMALS AT INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

Research Project

Project/Area Number 63580168
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 放射線5生物学
Research InstitutionNihon University, College of Agriculture and veterinary Medicine

Principal Investigator

INOUE Tadashi  Nihon Univ., Col. of Agric. and Veter. Med. Associate Professor, 農獣医学部, 助教授 (90124213)

Project Period (FY) 1988 – 1989
KeywordsMutation / Mouse / Lambda phage
Research Abstract

Quantitative assay for mutation induction in mammals at individual level is of importance to evaluate the effect on humans of environmental mutageiis and carcidogens as well as genotoxic agents, which have been recently used in modern living. Over hundreds thousands of mice are required, however, to carry out experiments for quantitation of mutation frequencies. We therefore tried to develop an assay system in which only a small number of animals are required for the detection of mutation at the individual level.
The system has been constructed by combination of phage genetics and transgenic mouse system. As a marker gene, supF gene of E. coli was introduced into lambda phage EMBL3. When mixed with their proteins, the DNA of lambda phage can be packaged in vitro to yield lambda phage particles. Mutation in supF gene in the lambda phages is easily detected by using a proper E. coli as an indicator cells.
Purified DNA of the lambda phage containing supF was injected into fertilized eggs of mice to establish a transgenic mouse. Presence of the transgene in the developed mice was examined by southern analysis of the DNA extracted from tails using supF gene as a probe. To date, we have obtained several strains of transgenic mice. We are now examining the organization of the transgene in the transgenic mice by restriction analysis. Once a strain with appropriate properties has established, DNA from sperms from the mice is subjected to the in vitro packaging system to analyze the mutation in supF gene occurred in vivo.

  • Research Products

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All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] Kuroda,Y.& Inoue,T.: "Antimutagenesis by factors affecting DNA repair in bacteria" Mutation Res.202. 387-391 (1989)

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  • [Publications] Ohta, T., Watanabe, M., Shirasu, Y. & Inoue, T.: "Post-replication repair and recombination in uvrA umuC strains of Escherichia coli are enhanced by vanillin, an antimutagenic compound" Mutation Res. 201 107-112 (1988).

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  • [Publications] Kuroda, Y. & Inoue, T.: "Antimutagenesis by factors affecting DNA repair in bacteria" Mutation Res. 202, 387-391 (1989).

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 1993-03-26  

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