期刊名称：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN：0027-8424
电子版ISSN：1091-6490
出版年度：2002
卷号：99
期号：10
页码：6655-6660
DOI：10.1073/pnas.102167699
语种：English
出版社：The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要：A G to T mutation has been observed at the third position of codon 249 of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene in over 50% of the hepatocellular carcinoma cases associated with high exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Hypotheses have been put forth that AFB1, in concert with hepatitis B virus (HBV), may play a role in the formation of, and/or the selection for, this mutation. The primary DNA adduct of AFB1 is 8,9-dihydro-8-(N7-guanyl)-9-hydroxyaflatoxin B1 (AFB1-N7-Gua), which is converted naturally to two secondary lesions, an apurinic site and an AFB1-formamidopyrimidine (AFB1-FAPY) adduct. AFB1-FAPY is detected at near maximal levels in rat DNA days to weeks after AFB1 exposure, underscoring its high persistence in vivo. The present study reveals two striking properties of this DNA adduct: (i) AFB1-FAPY was found to cause a G to T mutation frequency in Escherichia coli approximately 6 times higher than that of AFB1-N7-Gua, and (ii) one proposed rotamer of AFB1-FAPY is a block to replication, even when the efficient bypass polymerase MucAB is used by the cell. Taken together, these characteristics make the FAPY adduct the prime candidate for both the genotoxicity of aflatoxin, because mammalian cells also have similar bypass mechanisms for combating DNA damage, and the mutagenicity that ultimately may lead to liver cancer.
