Altered Gene Expression in Human Cells Treated with the Insecticide Diazinon: Correlation with Decreased DNA Excision Repair Capacity

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• Personal Author:
  Busbee D ; Chowdhary R ; Fudge R ; Hokanson R ; Mankame T
• Description:
  Many industrial and agricultural chemicals have steroid hormone agonist or antagonist activities and disrupt hormone-regulated gene expression. The widely-used agricultural insecticide, diazinon, was evaluated using MCF-7 cells - a breast cancer-derived, estrogen-dependent, human cell line - to examine the capacity of this chemical to alter steroid hormone-regulated gene expression. MCF-7 cells were treated with 30, 50, or 67 ppm of diazinon, and gene expression in treated cells was measured as mRNA levels in the cells compared to mRNA levels in untreated or estrogen-treated cells. DNA microarray analysis showed significant up- or down-regulation of a number of genes in treated cells compared to untreated cells. Of the 600 human genes on the chip utilized, specific genes with related functions were selected for additional consideration. Real time quantitative PCR (qrtPCR) completed to corroborate mRNA levels as a measure of specific gene expression, confirmed results obtained from analysis of the micro-array data. The data show that ERCC5, encoding Xeroderma pigmentosum protein G (XPG), essential for DNA excision repair, and ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 (RNRM1), encoding a gene necessary for providing the nucleotides needed for DNA repair, were down-regulated in cells treated with diazinon. These studies were designed to provide base-line data on the gene expression-altering capacity of a specific agricultural chemical, diazinon, and allow assessment of some of the potentially deleterious effects associated with exposure of human cells to diazinon. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Genetics Insecticides Occupational Health Organophosphates Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Chemicals Author Keywords: DNA Microarray Analysis DNA Damage Gene Expression Genes Organo-phosphorus Pesticides Organophosphate Insecticides Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Real Time PCR
• ISSN:
  0960-3271
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  57-65
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029772
• Citation:
  Hum Exp Toxicol 2006 Feb; 25(2):57-65
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. David L Busbee, Department of Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Email:
  dbusbee@cvm.tamu.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Diazinon (CAS RN 333-41-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Human and Experimental Toxicology
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190685/cdc_190685_DS1.pdf
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