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Transcriptomic-based bioassays for the detection of type A trichothecenes


Lancova, K; Bowens, P; Stroka, J; Gmuender, H; Ellinger, T; Naegeli, H (2009). Transcriptomic-based bioassays for the detection of type A trichothecenes. World Micotoxin Journal, 2(2):247-257.

Abstract

The type A trichothecenes T-2 toxin (T-2) and HT-2 toxin (HT-2) are hazardous Fusarium products that contaminate
many field crops growing in cold to temperate regions across the world. Toxicity studies in laboratory and farm animals have been used to derive a temporary tolerable daily intake (t-TDI) for the sum of T-2 and HT-2 of no more than 60 ng/kg body weight. To protect the consumers, it is now necessary to screen a large number of food samples for the presence of these poisonous fungal metabolites. Towards that goal, we discovered that the transcriptional apparatus of a human carcinoma cell line (MCF7) provides a sensitive biological sensor of type A trichothecenes. In fact, exposure of this easy-to-culture cell line to T-2 or HT-2 results in the regulation of >2,000 different transcripts with expression changes ranging from >5,000-fold gene inductions to >40-fold gene repressions. These transcriptional responses have been exploited to develop practical microchip and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for the detection of type A trichothecenes at parts per billion levels.

Abstract

The type A trichothecenes T-2 toxin (T-2) and HT-2 toxin (HT-2) are hazardous Fusarium products that contaminate
many field crops growing in cold to temperate regions across the world. Toxicity studies in laboratory and farm animals have been used to derive a temporary tolerable daily intake (t-TDI) for the sum of T-2 and HT-2 of no more than 60 ng/kg body weight. To protect the consumers, it is now necessary to screen a large number of food samples for the presence of these poisonous fungal metabolites. Towards that goal, we discovered that the transcriptional apparatus of a human carcinoma cell line (MCF7) provides a sensitive biological sensor of type A trichothecenes. In fact, exposure of this easy-to-culture cell line to T-2 or HT-2 results in the regulation of >2,000 different transcripts with expression changes ranging from >5,000-fold gene inductions to >40-fold gene repressions. These transcriptional responses have been exploited to develop practical microchip and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for the detection of type A trichothecenes at parts per billion levels.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Food Science
Life Sciences > Toxicology
Health Sciences > Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Uncontrolled Keywords:Toxicology, Food Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Language:English
Date:2009
Deposited On:19 Aug 2009 07:37
Last Modified:30 Jun 2022 23:00
Publisher:Wageningen Academic Publishers
ISSN:1875-0710
Funders:European Commission
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.3920/WMJ2008.1125
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