MHC DQA基因的分子进化研究——Ⅱ.基于核苷酸替换和SCU偏移的系统发育的分析

根据23个等位基因不同外显子(EN)的核苷酸(NT)替换及同义密码子使用谱(SCU)偏移研究了哺乳类7种动物MHC DQA座位的系谱发育关系。发现:(1)在大时间尺度内,MHC DQA基因进化速率(1.0×10~(-9),其中EN2为1.3×10~(-9)9NT/位点/年)与一般核基因相似;鼠类DQA基因的NT替换速率大致是其他哺乳类的2倍;(2)证实DQA等位基因多态性是在哺乳动物分化以后才逐渐形成的;推测牛类也存在与绵羊DQA2即OLA-DQA(c17-2)对等的具有最近共同祖先的DQA2基因座位有待发现;HLA-DQA2系谱与HLA-DQA1祖先的分化年代在20～12Mya(百万年前),HLA-DQA1各等位基因分化时间在24Mya至1Mya以内,因此产生HLA-DQA2座位的基因重组发生在HLA-DQA1产生少数几个等位基因之后;(3)基于SCU分化度的进化树从一个新的角度体现了DQA基因的系统发育关系,并显示HLA-DQA2具有特殊的SCU,提示在DQA基因的进化中产生了SCU的分化,SCU系统树在进化上有重要价值和特殊意义。改进了基因的SCU分化度和SCU相似系数的估算方法。     

Chromosomal alterations in cell lines derived from mouse rhabdomyosarcomas induced by crystalline nickel sulfide

Summary Prior studies have shown a preferential decondensation (or fragmentation) of the heterochromatic long arm of the X chromosome of Chinese hamster ovary cells when treated with carcinogenic crystalline NiS particles (crNiS). In this report, we show that the heterochromatic regions of mouse chromosomes are also more frequently involved in aberrations than euchromatic regions, although the heterochromatin in mouse cells is restricted to centromeric regions. We also present the karyotypic analyses of four cell lines derived from tumors induced by leg muscle injections of crystalline nickel sulfide which have been analyzed to determine whether heterochromatic chromosomal regions are preferentially altered in the transformed genotypes. Common to all cell lines was the presence of minichromosomes, which are acrocentric chromosomes smaller than chromosome 19, normally the smallest chromosome of the mouse karyotype. The minichromosomes were present in a majority of cells of each line although the morphology of this extra chromosome varied significantly among the cell lines. C-banding revealed the presence of centromeric DNA and thus these minichromosomes may be the result of chromosome breaks at or near the centromere. In three of the four lines a marker chromosome could be identified as a rearrangement between two chromosomes. In the fourth cell line a rearranged chromosome was present in only 15% of the cells and was not studied in detail. One of the three major marker chromosomes resulted from a centromeric fusion of chromosome 4 while another appeared to be an interchange involving the centromere of chromosome 2 and possibly the telomeric region of chromosome 17. The third marker chromosome involves a rearrangement between chromosome 4 near the telomeric region and what appears to be the centromeric region of chromosome 19. Thus, in these three major marker chromosomes centromeric heterochromatic DNA is clearly implicated in two of the rearrangements and less clearly in the third. The involvement of centromeric DNA in the formation of even two of four markers is consistent with the previously observed preference in the site of action of crNiS for heterochromatic DNA during the early stages of carcinogenesis.     

亚硫酸氢钠（SO2）对人血淋巴细胞染色体畸变,姊妹染色单体互换及微核的效应

本文研究结果表明,亚硫酸氢钠（二氧化硫）能够引起人血淋巴细胞姊妹染色单体互换（ＳＣＥ）和微核（ＭＮ）率的增加,可使淋巴细胞有丝分裂周期延迟及细胞分裂指数下降,且这些作用有显著的剂量效应关系。结果指出,亚硫酸氢钠在低浓度下仅引起细胞染色单体型畸变,在高浓度下既可引起染色单体型畸变,又可引起染色体型畸变。结果还指出,亚硫酸氢钠对染色体畸变（ＣＡ）和ＭＮ的诱发效应有明显的个体差异。硫酸钠未能引起上述细胞     

一种宫内节育器的染色体畸变试验研究

目的检测一种宫内节育器的体外细胞的染色体畸变作为遗传毒性评价的一部分。方法在加和不加S9活化系统条件下,试验组用三种不同浓度的节育器浸提液处理CHL细胞20h,对照组分别加入阴性、阳性进行交换,各组置37℃培养箱中培养。24h后采集细胞并分析中期细胞染色体畸变情况,计算染色体畸变率。结果在4g/20mL的浓度下受试物对细胞有明显的细胞毒性,其稀释浸提液的畸变率与阴性对照相比,在统计学上无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论在该试验条件下,受试物稀释浸提液未诱发CHL细胞染色体畸变。     

Allium cepa assay based comparative study of selected vegetables and the chromosomal aberrations due to heavy metal accumulation

Irrigation of industrial effluents may end in the bioaccumulation of various toxic metals and consequent genetic changes in contaminated food crops. To test this hypothesis and extent of genetic modifications, Allium cepa test was performed to food crops viz. tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) and chili (Capsicum annum) as Allium cepa test is a useful tool to assess genetic variations in plants. Prior to A. cepa test, the plants were exposed to various metal concentrations 125–1000 mg/L in the synthetic wastewater. The extracts of harvested plants were used to grow the root of A. cepa following its standard method. The root tips were fixed, stained and examined under compound microscope (almost 300–400 dividing cells) to check the extent of chromosomal variations during various stages of mitosis. The results revealed various chromosomal abnormalities including laggards, stickiness, vagrant chromosomes, binucleated cells, nuclear lesions, giant cells and c-mitosis at different level of treatment. On the whole, aberrations were increasing with the increasing doses along the positive control. In comparison, chili crop had higher level of aberrations depicting the higher chromosomal changes. Lower mitotic index (MI) with increasing level of doses was also describing the hampered cell division due to increased metal stress. The study is showing that the cell division was ceased with increasing metal stress thus increasing the rate of cell aberrations.     

Chromosomal aberrations by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)--Biomarker of exposure to carcinogenic PAHs

The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique with whole chromosome painting for chromosomes #1 and #4 was used to study the impact of air pollution containing higher concentrations of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs) in three European cities, Prague (Czech Republic), Kosice (Slovakia) and Sofia (Bulgaria). In each site were followed an exposed group, who were police officers or bus drivers who work usually through busy streets for at least 8 h, and a reference group, who spent more than 90% of their daily time indoors.

In Prague, a significant increase was observed in percentage of aberrant cells (% AB.C.) in the police officers compared to the reference group (0.33 ± 0.25 versus 0.24 ± 0.18, p < 0.05). In Kosice, the exposed group differed from reference in the endpoints F_G/100 1.52 ± 1.18 versus 1.12 ± 1.30, p < 0.05; % AB.C. 0.30 ± 0.19 versus 0.21 ± 0.20, p < 0.05; t/1000 3.91 ± 3.18 versus 2.84 ± 3.10, p < 0.05. In Sofia were followed two exposed groups: police officers and bus drivers. All FISH endpoints were significantly higher in police officers compared to reference group (F_G/100 1.60 ± 0.99 versus 0.82 ± 0.79, p < 0.01; % AB.C. 0.25 ± 0.14 versus 0.13 ± 0.13, p < 0.01; t/1000 4.19 ± 2.65 versus 2.13 ± 2.05, p < 0.05; rcp 1.46 ± 1.07 versus 0.70 ± 0.76, p < 0.05). In bus drivers compared to reference there was an increase in % AB.C. (0.25 ± 0.18 versus 0.13 ± 0.13, p < 0.05).

This is the first study when FISH method was used to analyze the impact of environmental air pollution. According to the original hypothesis it is expected that the most important group of chemicals responsible for the biological activity of air pollution represent c-PAHs.     

河南地区新生儿染色体畸变的流行病学调查

为了解河南地区群体染色体畸变发病率情况,研究可能与染色体畸变有关的 因素及再现风险。综合运用多种现代细胞遗传学技术对3068例新生儿进行染色体核型分析,并对染色体核型异常者进行家系分析、再现风险及病例对照研究。结果表明:河南地区新生儿染色体畸变发生率为2.74%;其中13.1%由亲代遗传,86.9%为子代新生突变;病例组84例中有46例再次生育,再现染色体畸变8例,染色体畸变再发生率为17.39%;孕妇高龄、异常妊娠史、妊娠期间致畸因素接触史及胎儿宫内发育迟缓等可能是新生儿染色体畸变的高危因素。 Abstract:To investigate the incidence of chromosomal aberrations and recurrence risk in Henan and inqure into the risk factors resulting in newborn chromosomal aberrations,3 068 newbors were karyotyped with several advanced cytogenetic methods.The result showed the incidence of chromosomal aberrations was 2.74%(84cases),only 13.1% out of 84 aberrations were transmitted from the previous generation and 86.9% arose de novo.Within 46 second babies being born after their sibling with chromosomal aberrations,8 were abnormal karyotypes,the recurrence rate was 17.39%.The case-control study showed mothers with advanced age,mothers exposure to detrimental factors in pregancy and mothers with abnormal reproductive histories,intranter growth retardation may be the risk factors resulting in chromosomal aberrations.     

On the Power of Additional and Complex Chromosomal Aberrations in CML

Unregulated proliferation of mainly myeloid bone marrow cells and genetic changes in the hematopoietic stem cell system are important features in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). In clinical diagnosis of CML, classical banding techniques, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probing for the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) or polymerase chain reaction amplifying the fusion products of the BCR-ABL fusion are state of the art techniques. Nevertheless, the genome of CML patients harbors many more cytogenetic changes. These might be hidden in subpopulations due to clonal events or involved in extremely complex aberrations. To identify these additional changes, several cytogenetic and molecular genetic techniques could be applied. Nevertheless, it has been proposed that identifying these aberrations is time consuming and costly and since they cannot be converted into a benefit for the patients, the necessity to perform these investigations has been questioned. In the times where highly specialized medicine is advancing into several areas of cancer, this attitude needs to be reassessed. Therefore, we looked at the usefulness of a combination of different techniques to unravel the genetic changes in CML patients and to identify new chromosomal aberrations, which potentially can be correlated to different stages of the disease and the strength of therapy resistance. We are convinced that the combination of these techniques could be extremely useful in unraveling even the most complex karyotypes and in dissecting different clones contributing to the disease. We propose that by doing so, this would improve CML diagnostic and prognostic findings, especially with regard to CML resistance mechanisms and new therapeutic strategies.     

Active Oxygen Contributes to the Major Part of Chromosomal Aberrations in V79 Chinese Hamster Cells Exposed to N-Hydroxy-2-Naphthylamine

N-hydroxy-2-naphthylamine (NOH-2NA). an active metabolite of human occupational bladder carcinogens, induced, in V79 Chinese hamster cells. chromosomal aberrations which were suppressed in the presence of catalase and/or superoxide dismutase. The induction of the aberrations was more efficient in a more basic pH in parallel with the generation of hydrogen peroxide from NOH-2NA. The possible role of the oxidation product of NOH-2NA in the induction of the aberrations is discussed.     

Induction of Specific Chromosomal Aberrations by Adenovirus Type 12 in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells

Nonrandom chromosomal breaks in chromosomes 1 and 17 were provoked in human embryonic kidney cells 24 hr after infection with adenovirus type 12. These chromosomal changes disappeared in persistently infected cultures. Neutralization of the virus with type-specific antiviral serum prior to infection prevented the occurrence of chromosomal aberrations. No viral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis, as determined by autoradiography, was seen in metaphases containing adenovirus type 12-induced chromosomal aberrations. Ultraviolet irradiation of the virus reduced chromosomal aberrations linearly. This reduction in aberrations was fourfold slower than the inactivation of viral infectivity. At 24 hr after infection of cells with purified (3)H-labeled adenovirus type 12, the isotope was found to be associated with the nuclei. The uptake of isotope was reduced ninefold when the labeled virus was neutralized with type-specific antiviral serum. This difference is considered to account for neutralization of labeled virions. In metaphases infected with labeled viruses, most of the clustered grains were seen only on one arm of the chromatid, even after 72 hr. Isochromatid labeling was found, however, in a small percentage of chromosomes, and increased with time after infection. This increase was threefold between 24 and 72 hr after infection, whereas the mean grain counts decreased twofold during the same period. This has been tentatively interpreted to mean that most of the viral DNA molecules or parts thereof are merely attached to cellular chromatin, but a small fraction of them becomes gradually integrated as time proceeds. Certain chromosomal sites appeared to be preferentially labeled when chromosome 2 was used as a model for evaluation.