A stable and sensitive genotoxic testing system based on DNA damage induced gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 519, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-92

  Jia, Xuming ^a   Zhu, Yu ^a   Xiao, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; DNA damage induction; Genotoxicity test; RNR3 lacZ; Yeast

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ALKYLATING AGENT; CARCINOGEN; DNA; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AMES TEST; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE CALCULATION; GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENOTOXICITY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RNR3 LAC Z GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARCINOGENS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LAC OPERON; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037179175     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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