Stable expression of monkey cytochrome P-450IA1 cDNA in Chinese hamster CHL cells and its application for detection of mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1.
A monkey cytochrome P-450IA1 cDNA (MKah1) was transfected into Chinese hamster CHL cells using a vector containing the SR alpha promoter, and sublines stably expressing P-450IA1 were established. The cells showed 25-fold higher sensitivity to the cytotoxic effect of aflatoxin B1 than the parental CHL cells. This hypersensitivity was almost completely suppressed by alpha-naphthoflavone, which is a known specific inhibitor of P-450IA. The cells expressing P-450IA1, but not CHL cells, showed a positive response to aflatoxin B1 in an assay for mutagenicity at the HGPRT locus.
Division of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D000882:Haplorhini; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D014162:Transfection; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D016604:Aflatoxin B1