Carbon Black Nanoparticles Impair Acetylation of Aromatic Amine Carcinogens through Inactivation of Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase Enzymes

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• 作者：Elodie Sanfins ; Julien Dairou ; Salik Hussain ; Florent Busi ; Alain F. Chaffotte ; Fernando Rodrigues-Lima ; Jean-Marie Dupret
• 刊名：ACS Nano
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：June 28, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：5
• 期：6
• 页码：4504-4511
• 全文大小：894K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1936-086X

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Carbon black nanoparticles (CB NPs) and their respirable aggregates/agglomerates are classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans. In certain industrial work settings, CB NPs coexist with aromatic amines (AA), which comprise a major class of human carcinogens. It is therefore crucial to characterize the interactions of CB NPs with AA-metabolizing enzymes. Here, we report molecular and cellular evidence that CB NPs interfere with the enzymatic acetylation of carcinogenic AA by rapidly binding to arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT), the major AA-metabolizing enzyme. Kinetic and biophysical analyses showed that this interaction leads to protein conformational changes and an irreversible loss of enzyme activity. In addition, our data showed that exposure to CB NPs altered the acetylation of 2-aminofluorene in intact lung Clara cells by impairing the endogenous NAT-dependent pathway. This process may represent an additional mechanism that contributes to the carcinogenicity of inhaled CB NPs. Our results add to recent data suggesting that major xenobiotic detoxification pathways may be altered by certain NPs and that this can result in potentially harmful pharmacological and toxicological effects.