Chromosome fragments and other abnormalities induced by mitomycin C in the neuroblast of chortophaga viridifasciata

Abstract

Mitomycin C (MMC) induces acentric chromosome fragments in the neuroblast (Nb) of the grasshopper embryo (Chortophaga viridifasciata) after acute and chronic exposure to concentrations ranging from 10(-8) to 10(-4) M, the dose response being essentially linear up to 10(-5) M. Because Colcemid is not used in the Nb assay, it was possible to detect two additional effects of MMC: (1) Prolonged retardation of many cells occurs when they reach very late prophase; the chromosomes continue condensing and lose their orderly prophase orientation, and the nuclear envelope becomes increasingly fragile. Such cells, which were observed after both acute and chronic exposure, give the false impression of being c-metaphases when they are fixed and squashed. The frequency of retarded very late prophases and the duration of retardation are related to MMC concentration and time of exposure. A rationale is presented supporting the idea that the events associated with retarded very late prophase result from MMC effects on the nuclear envelope. (2) MMC significantly increases the frequency of Nb's with attenuated centromeres at the beginning of early anaphase, an effect that appears to be caused by a delay in the repulsion of sister chromatids that usually occurs immediately after centromere separation begins.

Relationship between chromatin bridges in anaphase and chromosomal aberrations induced by TMP+UVA (365 nm) in CHO cells

“…A stabilized near-diploid cell line of Chinese hamster, CHO-K1, with a modal chromosome number of 21 For the experiments, cells were seeded at a low density and treated after 12 h, so as to ensure treatment of an exponentially growing cell popula-Ž tion. Trimethylpsoralen Trioxsalen, Sigma; CAS .…”