The PIG-A gene as a new biomarker of mutagenesis: proof of concept and technical specifications

Médecine sciences : M/S
Pierre CastelThierry Orsiere

Abstract

Gene mutations are not directly detected by current genotoxicity assays and most of them need a cell culture step. The whole blood PIG-A assay consists in the detection of the mutation frequency within the PIG-A sentinel gene by identification of glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol (GPI-) deficient cells. PIG-A mutated/GPI-deficient cells can be detected by flow cytometry as they no longer express surface fluorescence for GPI-linked markers. The last researches have focused on cell enrichment techniques leading to increased throughput and sensitivity. The results of this new and promising biomarker of mutagenesis, performed in humans or rodents, are now available within 2 hours after blood collection.

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