Construction and evaluation of two biosensors based on yeast transcriptional response to genotoxic chemicals

被引:27
作者
Wei, Ting [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Chao [1 ,2 ]
Xu, Xin [3 ]
Hanna, Michelle [4 ]
Zhang, Xiaohua [1 ]
Wang, Yan [1 ]
Dai, Heping [1 ]
Xiao, Wei [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
[3] Capital Normal Univ, Coll Life Sci, Beijing 100048, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Saskatchewan, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Genotoxin; Reporter; Biosensor; Yeast; Sensitivity; PROMOTER-REPORTER CONSTRUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INDUCED GENE-EXPRESSION; DNA-DAMAGE; SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; TESTING SYSTEM; ENHANCES SENSITIVITY; CWP GENES; ASSAY;
D O I
10.1016/j.bios.2013.01.029
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
It has been well established that essentially all microbial mutagens are rodent carcinogens, yet current mutagen detection systems are limited by their detection sensitivity. Here we report the construction of a pair of hypersensitive biosensors by optimizing both reporters and the host strain. The resulting RNR3-yEGFP and HUG1-yEGFP reporters and the septuple yeast mutant in combination with the automated protocol not only remarkably enhance the detection sensitivity, but also allow a high throughput screen of environmental genotoxins. This system is deemed much more sensitive than similar yeast and bacterium-based tests for all selected chemicals examined in this study. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:138 / 145
页数:8
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