Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 298, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134349
Keywords
MN assay; Green turtle fibroblasts; PLHC-1 cells; Genotoxicant; DNA damage
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- New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Grant [CAWX1708]
- New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) [CAWX1708] Funding Source: New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
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The study optimized and streamlined the HiTMiN assay, adapting the MN assay to a miniaturised, 96-well plate format and applied it to both primary cells from green turtle fibroblasts and a freshwater fish hepatoma cell line. The image analysis using commercial and freely available software automated the scoring of MN, improving precision and drastically reducing time compared to manual scoring and other protocols. The HiTMiN assay presented here greatly increases the suitability of the MN assay as a quick, affordable, sensitive, and accurate assay to measure genotoxicity of environmental samples in different cell lines.
Anthropogenic contaminants can have a variety of adverse effects on exposed organisms, including genotoxicity in the form of DNA damage. One of the most commonly used methods to evaluate genotoxicity in exposed organisms is the micronucleus (MN) assay. It provides an efficient assessment of chromosomal impairment due to either chromosomal rupture or mis-segregation during mitosis. However, evaluating chromosomal damage in the MN assay through manual microscopy is a highly time-consuming and somewhat subjective process. High throughput evaluation with automated image analysis could reduce subjectivity and increase accuracy and throughput. In this study, we optimised and streamlined the HiTMiN assay, adapting the MN assay to a miniaturised, 96-well plate format with reduced steps, and applied it to both primary cells from green turtle fibroblasts (GT12s-p) and a freshwater fish hepatoma cell line (PLHC-1). Image analysis using both commercial (Columbus) and freely available (CellProfiler) software automated the scoring of MN, with improved precision and drastically reduced time compared to manual scoring and other available protocols. The assay was validated through exposure to two inorganic (chromium and cobalt) and one organic (the herbicide metolachlor) compounds, which are genotoxicants of concern in the marine environment. All compounds tested induced MN formation below cytotoxic concentrations. The HiTMiN assay presented here greatly increases the suitability of the MN assay as a quick, affordable, sensitive and accurate assay to measure genotoxicity of environmental samples in different cell lines.
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