Article
Molecular analysis of mitochondrial DNA mutations from bleomycin-treated rats.
Mutation research - 20 Mar 2002
Khaidakov Magomed, Manjanatha Mugimane G, Aidoo Anane
Abstract excerpt
In our previous studies, we have shown the mutagenicity of bleomycin (BLM) at the nuclear hprt locus. In the present study we have analyzed mutagenic effects of BLM in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) using short extension-PCR (SE-PCR) method for detection of low-copy deletions. Fisher 344 rats were treated with a single dose of BLM and total DNA preparations from splenic lymphocytes were processed in SE-PCR assay....
Topics
- Animals
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Base Sequence
- Bleomycin
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Gene Deletion
- Genetic Variation
- Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
- Mutagens
- Mutation
