Low frequency of Ras gene mutation in spontaneous and gamma-ray-induced thymic lymphomas of scid mice.

Scid mice, which have a defect in the capacity to repair DNA double-strand breaks, were highly prone to the induction of thymic lymphomas after exposure to ionizing radiation; approximately 70% of mice developed lymphomas within 1 year after exposure to 1-3 Gy, whereas approximately 20% of unirradiated control mice developed lymphomas. To gain information on the possible role of Ras activation in development of thymic lymphomas in scid mice, we have examined both the frequency and the spectrum of Kras and Nras mutations in spontaneous and radiation-induced lymphomas. Neither activated Kras nor Nras genes were detected in spontaneous lymphomas, while Kras mutations increased in a dose-dependent manner in radiation-induced lymphomas. However, Kras mutations were infrequent (6% in lymphomas in mice exposed to 1 Gy, 12.5% in those exposed to 2 Gy, 16.7% in those exposed to 3 Gy), and no mutations were detected in Nras genes, suggesting that Ras mutation was not significantly involved in the development of thymic lymphomas in scid mice. Analysis of the spectrum of Kras mutations demonstrated unique mutations in both codons 13 (GGC to GAC) and 61 (CAA to CTA) in addition to the commonly identified substitution of GAT for GGT in codon 12 of Kras.

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