title: Analysis of point mutations in murine c-Ha-ras of skin tumors initiated with dibenz[a,j]anthracene and derivatives.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the point mutations in the murine c-Ha-ras gene of skin papillomas induced by initiation with dibenz[a,j]anthracene (DB[a,j]A), its bay-region anti-diol epoxide ((+/-)anti-DB[a,j]A-DE), and a 7,14-dimethyl analogue (7,14-diMeDB[a,j]A). Recent studies (Nair RV, et al., Chem Res Toxicol 4:115-122, 1991) in our laboratory have revealed both deoxyguanosine (dGuo) and deoxyadenosine (dAdo) adducts formed from the anti- and syn-diol epoxides of DB[a,j]A in cultured mouse epidermal cells after exposure to this hydrocarbon. Using PCR amplification and direct sequencing, we found specific A182----T transversion mutations (eight of 10 tumors) in codon 61 of c-Ha-ras in papillomas induced by initiation with DB[a,j]A. Analysis of papillomas generated by initiation with the more biologically potent analogue 7,14-diMeDB[a,j]A revealed that five of five tumors exhibited A182----T transversions in codon 61. The nature of the changes in the two DB[a,j]A tumors not showing codon 61 mutations in Ha-ras is currently not known since these tumor DNAs also did not possess c-Ha-ras mutations at codons 12, 13, or 59. Interestingly, papillomas produced by initiation with (+/-)anti-DB[a,j]A-DE also possessed A182----T transversion mutations in codon 61 of c-Ha-ras (five of five tumors). These data suggest that dAdo adducts derived from both parent hydrocarbons may play an important role in their tumor-initiating activity and possibly implicate a specific diol epoxide-dAdo adduct in this process.
authors.affiliation: Science Park-Research Division, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville 78957.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nettikumara
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kootstra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DiGiovanni
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D011905:Genes, ras; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010212:Papilloma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene