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Immunological quantification by high-affinity antibodies of O6-ethyldeoxyguanosine in DNA exposed to N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea. 1980

R Müller, and M F Rajewsky

Three immunological methods [radioimmunoassay (RIA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and radioimmunosorbent technique] were established for quantification of the potentially mutagenic O6-ethyldeoxyguanosine (O6-EtdGuo) in DNA treated with the carcinogen ethylnitrosourea in vivo or in vitro. To obtain high-affinity antibodies for specific detection of low levels of O6-EtdGuo in small amounts of DNA (cells), different schemes were applied for immunization of rabbits with the hapten O6-ethylguanosine coupled to various carrier proteins (rat serum albumin, bovine serum albumin, keyhold limpet hemocyanin). Low-dose immunization with the hapten-keyhold limpet hemocyanin conjugate resulted in antibodies with an affinity constant of 1 to 2 X 10(10) liters/mol and very low levels of cross-reactivity with normal as well as other alkylated DNA components. The RIA (the most sensitive of the three assays) detects 0.05 pmol of O6-EtdGuo at 50% inhibition of tracer (O6-ethyl[8,5'-3H]-3'-deoxyguanosine)-antibody binding. This permits quantification by RIA of O6-EtdGuo at an O6-EtdGuo:2'-deoxyguanosine molar ratio of approximately 3 X 10(-7) in a hydrolysate of 100 micrograms of ethylated DNA. By chromatographic separation of O6-EtdGuo prior to the RIA, this value can be lowered to less than 5 X 10(-8).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009607 Nitrosourea Compounds A class of compounds in which the core molecule is R-NO, where R is UREA. Compounds, Nitrosourea
D011863 Radioimmunoassay Classic quantitative assay for detection of antigen-antibody reactions using a radioactively labeled substance (radioligand) either directly or indirectly to measure the binding of the unlabeled substance to a specific antibody or other receptor system. Non-immunogenic substances (e.g., haptens) can be measured if coupled to larger carrier proteins (e.g., bovine gamma-globulin or human serum albumin) capable of inducing antibody formation. Radioimmunoassays
D003849 Deoxyguanosine A nucleoside consisting of the base guanine and the sugar deoxyribose.
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D005038 Ethylnitrosourea A nitrosourea compound with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties. Nitrosoethylurea,N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea,N Ethyl N nitrosourea
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D000918 Antibody Specificity The property of antibodies which enables them to react with some ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS and not with others. Specificity is dependent on chemical composition, physical forces, and molecular structure at the binding site. Antibody Specificities,Specificities, Antibody,Specificity, Antibody
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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