Ascorbic Acid and Thiol Antioxidants Suppress Spontaneous Mutagenesis in a Cu,Zn-superoxide Dismutase-deficient Mutant of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

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  • Nagira Kohta
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
  • Tamura Sayaka
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
  • Kawano Shinji
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
  • Ikeda Shogo
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science

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  • Ascorbic Acid and Thiol Antioxidants Suppress Spontaneous Mutagenesis in a Cu,Zn-superoxide Dismutase-deficient Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is a critical enzyme in the cellular antioxidant system. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae SOD1 mutant (SOD1Δ) exhibits a moderate mutator phenotype under aerobic conditions. The mutation frequency of a SOD1Δ strain determined by a CAN1 forward-mutation assay was about 12-fold higher than that of the parental strain. Base substitutions G·C→T·A, G·C→A·T, and A·T→C·G were most commonly observed in CAN1 mutants, indicating that the mutations are caused mainly by oxidative DNA damage. The mutation frequency of SOD1Δ was reduced in a dose-dependent manner by cultivating it in the presence of ascorbic acid, implying that the SOD1Δ mutant can be used as a tester strain for small molecule antioxidants. Exogenous glutathione and N-acetylcystein also alleviated the mutator phenotype. The results indicate that ascorbic acid and thiol antioxidants are able to efficiently protect cells against oxidative damage-induced mutagenesis. In this assay, no apparent mutation suppression was seen for other categories of antioxidants including resveratrol, Trolox and melatonin.<br>

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  • Genes and Environment

    Genes and Environment 35 (4), 110-114, 2013

    The Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society

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