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RAD51 m6A y PARilación orquestan la toxicidad hematológica inducida por benceno
Lin Chen1, Fengzhen Cui1, Han Li1
1School of Public Health, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China.
Journal of hazardous materials
|December 31, 2025
Resumen
RAD51, una proteína de reparación del ADN, es regulada al alza por el metabolito de benceno hidroquinona, suprimiendo el daño del ADN. Esto sugiere que RAD51 podría ser un biomarcador de la toxicidad sanguínea inducida por benceno en individuos expuestos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Ambiental
- Biología Molecular
- Toxicología
Sus antecedentes:
- La exposición ocupacional al benceno es una causa conocida de leucemia.
- El papel de RAD51 en la reparación del daño del ADN en relación con la toxicidad del benceno no se comprende bien.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de RAD51 en la hematotoxicidad inducida por benceno.
- Identificar biomarcadores potenciales para monitorear los riesgos para la salud de la exposición al benceno.
Principales métodos:
- Exposición de células de linfoblastoma humano (TK6) a hidroquinona (HQ), un metabolito del benceno.
- Análisis de la expresión de RAD51 y su regulación por METTL3 y YTHDC1.
- Investigación de la PARilación mediada por PARP1 en RAD51.
- Examen de la expresión de proteínas en linfocitos de trabajadores expuestos ocupacionalmente al benceno.
Principales resultados:
- La exposición a hidroquinona regula al alza la expresión de RAD51 en células TK6, suprimiendo el daño del ADN.
- La modificación m6A mediada por METTL3 y la unión de YTHDC1 mejoran la expresión de RAD51.
- La PARilación mediada por PARP1 reduce aún más el daño del ADN inducido por HQ.
- RAD51, PARP1, YTHDC1 y METTL3 se regularon al alza en los linfocitos de trabajadores expuestos a benceno.
Conclusiones:
- RAD51 desempeña un papel protector contra el daño del ADN inducido por hidroquinona.
- La vía METTL3-YTHDC1 regula la expresión de RAD51 en respuesta a la exposición a metabolitos del benceno.
- RAD51 muestra potencial como biomarcador para evaluar la toxicidad hematológica inducida por benceno en poblaciones expuestas.
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