Novel putative fragile sites observed in feline fibroblasts treated with aphidicolin and fluorodeoxyuridine.

Fragile sites are non-randomly distributed chromosomal breaks and gaps observed in the cells cultivated under certain conditions. Feline fragile sites were analyzed using skin fibroblast strains after the treatments with aphidicolin and fluorodeoxyuridine in combination with caffeine. Three aphidicolin-induced fragile sites (A1q21, C2q13 and E1p21) as well as a folate-sensitive site (B1q14) were observed in all the 3 fibroblast strains tested for each treatment group. The loci in A1q21 and B1q14 are very close to that reported previously for peripheral blood lymphocytes and lung cells. Two chromosomal break points in C2q13 and E1p21 seem to be new fragile sites. Fifteen candidates for feline fragile sites were also assigned their locations in feline chromosomes. Both the incidence and distribution of feline fragile sites in skin fibroblasts seem to be different at least in part from those in lymphocytes.

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