title: UV-induced mutations affecting codon 12 of the K-ras gene are suppressed by interferon-alpha in human RSa cells.
abstract: K-ras gene sequences mutant at codon 12 were recovered following differential dot-blot hybridization of genomic DNA from human RSa cells up to 12 days after the cells had been irradiated with far-UV (principally 254 nm). By contrast, no mutant codon 12 sequences were recovered from cells which had been treated with 50 IU/ml human interferon (HuIFN)-alpha for 24 h prior to their UV exposure. HuIFN-alpha treatment in combination with anti-HuIFN-alpha antibody did not lead to the loss of mutant sequences. However, culture of interferon-pretreated cells with medium containing the protease inhibitor antipain (0.01 mM) for 6 h immediately after UV irradiation led to the recovery of mutant codon 12 sequences. Thus, while treatment with HuIFN-alpha appeared to prevent any UV-induced mutations affecting codon 12 of the K-ras gene from being recovered, the putative antipain-sensitive protease responsible for this suppressive affect appeared to be significantly affected by the protease inhibitor antipain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ino
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D003062:Codon; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009154:Mutation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013489:Suppression, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins