Detection and classification of mutagens: a set of base-specific Salmonella tester strains.
AUTOR(ES)
Gee, P
RESUMO
A detection and classification system for mutagens has been developed that identifies the six possible base-pair substitution mutations. A set of six Salmonella typhimurium (TA7001 to TA7006) strains has been constructed, each of which carries a unique missense mutation in the histidine biosynthetic operon. In addition to the his mutation, these strains carry different auxiliary features that enhance the mutability of the target his mutation. These include the R factor pKM101, which has the SOS-inducible mucAB system; a deletion of the uvrB component of excision repair; and rfa mutations to increase the accessibility of bulky chemicals to the bacteria. Another set of strains (TA7041 to TA7046) contain a wild-type rfa gene. Reversion via the base substitution unique to each strain was verified by sequence analyses of > 800 revertants obtained from different types of mutagens. The strains have considerably lower spontaneous reversion frequencies and detect a variety of mutagens at a sensitivity comparable to the Salmonella tester strains TA100, TA102, and TA104. The low spontaneous frequency of reversion of a mixture of the six tester strains (approximately 10 revertants per plate) enables a single mutation assay with the mixture that is followed by classification of the type of mutation with the individual strains.
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