Abstract 120: Detection of acrolein-derived cyclic DNA adducts in human cells by monoclonal antibodies

Acrolein (Acr) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant found in cigarette smoke and automobile exhaust. It can also be produced endogenously by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The Acr-derived 1,N2-propanodeoxyguanosine (Acr-dG) adducts in DNA are mutagenic lesions that are potentially involved in human cancers. In this study, monoclonal antibodies were raised against Acr-dG adducts and characterized using ELISA. They showed strong reactivity and specificity towards Acr-dG, weaker reactivity towards crotonaldehyde- and trans-4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-derived 1,N2-propanodeoxyguanosines, and weak or no reactivity towards 1,N6-ethenodeoxyadenosine, 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine, and benzo(a)pyrene- and malondialdehdye-derived adducts. Using these novel antibodies, we developed assays to detect Acr-dG in vivo: First, a simple and quick FACS-based assay for detecting these adducts directly in cells; Second, a highly sensitive direct ELISA assay for measuring Acr-dG in cells and tissues using only one μg DNA; And third, a competitive ELISA for better quantitative measurement of Acr-dG levels in DNA. The assays were validated using Acr-treated HT29 cell DNA samples or calf thymus DNA and the results were confirmed by LC-MS/MS-MRM. An immunohistochemical assay was also developed to detect and visualize Acr-dG in HT29 cells as well as in human oral cells. These antibody-based methods provide useful tools for the studies of Acr-dG as a cancer biomarker and of the molecular mechanisms by which cells respond to Acr-dG as a ubiquitous DNA lesion. (This work was supported by NCI grant CA134892) Citation Format: Jishen Pan, Bisola Awoyemi, Zhuoli Xuan, Priya Vohra, Hsiang-Tsui Wang, Marcin Dyba, Emily Greenspan, Ying Fu, Karen Creswell, Lihua Zhang, Deborah Berry, Moon-Shong Tang, Fung-Lung Chung. Detection of acrolein-derived cyclic DNA adducts in human cells by monoclonal antibodies. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 120. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-120