Pegg A E, Perry W
Carcinogenesis. 1981;2(11):1195-200. doi: 10.1093/carcin/2.11.1195.
An enzymatic activity present in rat liver extracts catalyzes the transfer of methyl groups from O6-methylguanine in DNA to protein. This activity was stimulated by treatment of rats with thioacetamide, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, diethylnitrosamine, dimethylnitrosamine and by partial hepatectomy but not by treatment with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea or streptozotocin. These results suggest that an enhancement of this activity accompanies the increase in cell division brought about by these agents and is not necessarily a specific response to the presence of alkylated bases in DNA.
大鼠肝脏提取物中存在的一种酶活性可催化DNA中O6-甲基鸟嘌呤的甲基基团转移至蛋白质上。用硫代乙酰胺、四氯化碳、1,2-二甲基肼、二乙基亚硝胺、二甲基亚硝胺处理大鼠以及进行部分肝切除可刺激这种活性,但用N-甲基-N-亚硝基脲或链脲佐菌素处理则不会。这些结果表明,这种活性的增强伴随着这些试剂引起的细胞分裂增加,并不一定是对DNA中烷基化碱基存在的特异性反应。