Table 3.
Effect of Lmna deletion on known base substitution fingerprints of persistent oxidative damage
Base substitution | Frequency (per 104 bases) | Fold change | |
---|---|---|---|
MEF Lmna+/+ | MEF Lmna−/− | ||
C>A* | 0.58 | 0.63 | 1.07 |
C>T** | 0.78 | 0.91 | 1.16 |
Mutational analysis of genomic DNA isolated from Lmna+/+ and Lmna−/− MEFs that were treated with 50 μM H2O2 for 3 weeks. Frequencies represent the extent of substitution mutations at each locus in MEFs treated with H2O2, relative to the untreated condition. Fold change represents the effect of Lmna deletion on mutation frequency in the treated cells. The substitution mutation frequencies in H2O2-treated Lmna−/− were significantly higher than the frequencies in H2O2-treated Lmna+/+ MEFs (P< 0.001, unpaired t-test).
*Base substitution that reflects the GC>TA transversion mutations that result from 8-oxoG:A mismatches.
**Base substitution that reflects GC>AT transition mutations that often result from oxidative deamination of cytosines.