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  • Title: Effect of 5-azacytidine on malignant transformation of a mutant derived from the mouse BALB/c 3T3 cell line resistant to transformation by chemical carcinogens.
    Author: Yasutake C, Kuratomi Y, Ono M, Masumi S, Kuwano M.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1987 Sep 15; 47(18):4894-9. PubMed ID: 2441855.
    Abstract:
    BALB/c 3T3 and its derivative MO-5, isolated as a monensin-resistant clone, showed a very low rate of spontaneous malignant transformation. Treatment of BALB/c 3T3 cells with benzo(alpha)pyrene, 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, or UV light irradiation significantly enhanced the rate of transformation, whereas the treatment of MO-5 cells with these carcinogens had only a slight if any effect. Exposure of MO-5 as well as BALB/c 3T3 to 5 or 10 microM 5-azacytidine for 3 to 7 days significantly increased the number of transformation foci. The Luria-Delbrück fluctuation test showed that spontaneous mutation frequency (mutants/cell/generation) was 1.2 X 10(-6) for BALB/c 3T3 and 7.1 X 10(-7) for MO-5, respectively, when appearance of cadmium-resistant clones was tested. N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine enhanced induced mutation frequency of ouabain-resistant and cadmium-resistant mutants of BALB/3T3 but it only slightly enhanced that of MO-5. Methylation status of DNA of MO-5 was compared with that of BALB/c 3T3 by comparing the cleavage patterns generated by the isoschizomeric restriction enzymes HpaII and MspI. DNA of MO-5 was found to be more methylated than that of BALB/c 3T3 in the vicinity of c-myc as well as the metallothionein-I gene. Aberrant DNA methylation in MO-5 and the cellular sensitivity to transformation by chemical carcinogens or 5-azacytidine are discussed.
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