title: Spontaneous p53 mutation in murine mesothelial cells: increased sensitivity to DNA damage induced by asbestos and ionizing radiation.
abstract: The p53 gene regulates the G1 cell cycle checkpoint in response to DNA damage. A primary murine mesothelial cell line (D9) spontaneously acquired a point mutation at codon 135 in exon 5 of the p53 gene, resulting in substitution of alanine for proline; early passage D9 cells expressed wild-type p53. The growth rate of late passage D9 cells that acquired the p53 mutation was increased compared to that of early passage cells; however, this mutation was not sufficient to confer tumorigenicity to this cell line. Mammalian cells that express wild-type p53 show a transient arrest in G1 after exposure to ionizing radiation. Early passage D9 cells showed a G1 arrest following ionizing radiation, while late passage D9 cells arrested in G2 or mitosis. The clastogenic effects of ionizing radiation can be demonstrated by the cytokinesis-arrested micronucleus assay. Following treatment with cytochalasin B to arrest cytokinesis, ionizing radiation induced micronuclei in 50% of late passage D9 cells compared to 15% of early passage cells. After exposure to 15 micrograms/cm2 of crocidolite asbestos fibers, 18% of late passage cells had micronuclei compared to 4% of early passage cells. It is hypothesized that loss of the G1 cell cycle checkpoint contributes to genetic instability in murine mesothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cistulli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sorger
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marsella
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vaslet
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000528:radiation effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000235:genetics*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D016158:Genes, p53 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D017354:Point Mutation; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D001194:Asbestos