RRC ID 11534
Author Takashima Y, Miyakoshi J, Ikehata M, Iwasaka M, Ueno S, Koana T.
Title Genotoxic effects of strong static magnetic fields in DNA-repair defective mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.
Journal J Radiat Res
Abstract To assess the possibility that strong static magnetic fields cause DNA damage and mutation, we examined the genotoxic effects of magnetic field exposure by using the somatic mutation and recombination test system in DNA repair-proficient and -deficient strains of Drosophila melanogaster. A postreplication repair-defective mutation mei-41D5 and/or a nucleotide excision repair-defective mutation mei-9(a) was introduced into the conventional loss of the heterozygosity assay system by the use of mwh +/ + flr transheterozygotes, and were exposed to static magnetic fields of up to 14 Tesla (T). We found that exposure to 2, 5, or 14 T fields for 24 h caused a statistically significant enhancement in somatic recombination frequency in the postreplication repair-deficient flies, whereas the frequency remained unchanged in the nucleotide excision repair-deficient flies and in the DNA repair-proficient flies after exposure. An increase linearly dependent on the flux density was observed between 0.5 T and 2 T, but it was saturated at exposure levels over 2 T. These findings suggest that exposure to high-density magnetic fields induce somatic recombination in Drosophila and that the dose-response relationship is not linear.
Volume 45(3)
Pages 393-7
Published 2004-9-1
DOI 10.1269/jrr.45.393
PII JST.JSTAGE/jrr/45.393
PMID 15613784
MeSH Animals DNA Damage* DNA Repair / genetics* Drosophila melanogaster / genetics* Magnetics* Mutation*
IF 1.95
Times Cited 23
WOS Category RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING BIOLOGY
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Drosophila