Transformation of C3H/10T cells and induction of EBV-early antigen in Raji cells by altertoxins I and III
1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0887-2333(88)90019-7
ISSN1879-3177
AutoresL C Osborne, Victoria-Lynn Jones, J.T. Peeler, Edward P. Larkin,
Tópico(s)Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
ResumoMoulds of the genus Alternaria are common contaminants of some food crops. Some isolates have been shown to produce mutagenic compounds called altertoxins. Altertoxin I (ATX-I) and altertoxin III (ATX-III) were examined for activity in the Raji cell Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) induction system and in the C3H/10T1 2 murine fibroblast cell transformation system. Exposure of Raji cells to ATX-I or ATX-III activated EBV-EA expression by 8- and 9.5-fold, respectively. A single exposure of C3H/10T1 2 cultures to ATX-I or ATX-III resulted in significant increases in cell transformation, and the response to ATX-I was stronger. Both altertoxins enhanced the transformation of C3H/10T1 2 cells, and chronic exposure of non-initiated C3H/10T1 2 cells to ATX-I and ATX-III, starting 6 days after cells were plated, resulted in cell transformation in 8 59 and 12 37 dishes, respectively, compared with transformation in only 2 63 control dishes. Since activation of EBV-EA in Raji cells has been positively correlated with tumour promoters, these data together indicate that ATX-I and ATX-III are not just mutagens but have a potential role in cell transformation.
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