Bromodeoxyuridine labelling as an alternative method to identify 6-thioguanine-resistant mutant lymphocytes in humans.

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  • Author(s): Maffei F;Maffei F; Vigagni F; Norppa H; Hrelia P
  • Source:
    Mutation research [Mutat Res] 1999 Dec 17; Vol. 431 (2), pp. 223-31.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0400763 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0027-5107 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00275107 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mutat Res Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [1964-
    • Subject Terms:
      Mutation*; Bromodeoxyuridine/*analysis ; Lymphocytes/*drug effects ; Lymphocytes/*physiology ; Spectrometry, Fluorescence/*methods ; Thioguanine/*pharmacology; Bromodeoxyuridine/immunology ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; Cells, Cultured ; Fluorescein/metabolism ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Fluorescent Dyes/metabolism ; Genetic Techniques ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Reproducibility of Results
    • Abstract:
      6-Thioguanine-resistant (TGR) mutant lymphocytes in human blood are usually enumerated by the cloning assay which allows the molecular characterisation of the HPRT mutations to be detected. A "short-term" alternative approach is provided by the anti-bromodeoxyuridine (anti-BrdU) technique in which TGR lymphocytes are identified immunocytochemically by their ability to synthesise DNA in the presence of 6-thioguanine (TG). We have evaluated the influence of various experimental factors that could affect the frequency of TGR lymphocytes. A standard protocol is proposed, based on 24-h cold storage of isolated lymphocytes at 4 degrees C and 40-h culture with and without TG, the last 16 h with BrdU. The harvested cells are treated with hypotonic (0.075 M) KCl, fixed with methanol:acetic acid (3:1) and put on microscopic slides. For the TG cultures, all cells are prepared on the slides, while slides from the control cultures are made by a 1/50 dilution. DNA is denatured by formamide, and the BrdU label is identified by anti-BrdU antibody detected by immunoperoxidase staining using a peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody with diaminobenzidine as substrate. In 10 donors, the frequency of TGR lymphocytes (variant frequency, Vf) detected by this protocol ranged from 69.65 x 10(-6) to 83.45 x 10(-6), and split measurements showed a relatively small intra-assay variation in Vf values of each donor. BrdU in DNA was also detected by immunofluorescence using a fluorescein-conjugated anti-BrdU monoclonal antibody. This method, facilitating easy identification of positive cells and rapid microscopic scoring, may serve as a basis for an automated analysis of TGR lymphocytes. Vf values detected by the anti-BrdU assay are higher than mutant frequencies obtained by the cloning assay, which has been assigned to the presence of non-mutant phenocopies considered to represent spontaneously cycling lymphocytes. Although the anti-BrdU assay is rapid and easy and has been shown to respond to genotoxic exposures, its true value could be evaluated only when it can be ascertained that phenocopies do not significantly contribute to the Vf values obtained.
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Fluorescent Dyes)
      FTK8U1GZNX (Thioguanine)
      G34N38R2N1 (Bromodeoxyuridine)
      TPY09G7XIR (Fluorescein)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20000115 Date Completed: 20000203 Latest Revision: 20190702
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/s0027-5107(99)00165-7
    • Accession Number:
      10635989