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To investigate the biological effects of the O(2)-alkylthymidines induced by the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), we have replicated a plasmid containing O(2)-methylthymidine (O(2)-Me-dT) or O(2)-[4-(3-pyridyl-4-oxobut-1-yl]thymidine (O(2)-POB-dT) in Escherichia coli with specific DNA polymerase knockouts. High genotoxicity of the adducts was manifested in the low yield of transformants from the constructs, which was 2-5% in most strains but increased 2-4-fold with SOS. In the SOS-induced wild type E. coli, O(2)-Me-dT and O(2)-POB-dT induced 21% and 56% mutations, respectively. For O(2)-POB-dT, the major type of mutation was T → G followed by T → A, whereas for O(2)-Me-dT, T → G and T → A occurred in equal frequency. For both lesions, T → C also was detected in low frequency. The T → G mutation was reduced in strains with deficiency in any of the three SOS polymerases. By contrast, T → A was abolished in the pol V(-) strain, while its frequency in other strains remained unaltered. This suggests that pol V was responsible for the T → A mutations. The potent mutagenicity of these lesions may be related to NNK mutagenesis and carcinogenesis.

Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamine-Derived O2-Alkylthymidines Are Potent Mutagenic Lesions in SOS-Induced Escherichia coli

Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamine-Derived O²-Alkylthymidines Are Potent Mutagenic Lesions in SOS-Induced Escherichia coli