ABSTRACT
AIM: To establish cell line FL-POL? - and to study the role of POL?(polymerase kappa) on genetic stability. METHODS: A mammalian expression vector expressing antisense POL? gene fragment pMAMneo -amp -- POL? was constructed by cloning the 1 690-1 918 fragment of POL? gene into the mammalian expression vector pMAMneo-amp - in antisense orientation. FL cells were fransfected with this antisense RNA expressing vector and selected by G418. Based on the shuttle-plasmid pZ189, the mutation assay was made. RESULTS: The spontaneous mutation frequency of supF tRNA gene in the plasmid replicated in the FL-POL? - was 11.2?10 -4 , while it was 4.9?10 -4 and 3.7?10 -4 in the control cells FL and FL-M , respectively. CONCLUSION: POL? playes an important role in maintenance of genetic stability.