期刊
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
卷 673, 期 2, 页码 141-148出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.01.002
关键词
Lipophilic cation; Phosphonium salt; DNA; Toxicity
资金
- National Center for Research [P20 RR16457]
- Resources/National Institutes of Health
Arylphosphonium salts (APS) are compounds that have both lipophilic and cationic character, allowing them facile transport through plasma membranes or cell walls to accumulate in the cytoplasm or mitochondria of cells. APS molecules preferentially accumulate in tumor cells and are therefore under investigation as tumor imaging agents and mitochondrial targeting molecules. We have generated a systematic set of APS to study their ability to associate with DNA. The chemical structure of the APS determines the extent of its interaction with DNA and therefore its ability to aggregate the DNA. Also,APS compounds blocked DNA amplification in vitro at concentrations below the aggregation threshold,corroborating the structure/interaction relationship. Furthermore, the extent of APS:DNA interaction strongly correlates with bacterial toxicity. implying that APS molecules may deter cellular metabolic DNA pathways. Finally, DNA repair deficient and DNA bypass polymerase deficient bacterial strains were screened for sensitivity to APS. Interestingly, no single pathway for the repair or tolerance of these compounds was solely responsible for APS mediated toxicity. Taken together, these findings suggest that APS compounds may be capable of targeting and regulating unchecked cell growth and therefore show potential applications as a chemotherapeutic agent. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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